St. Luke's Receives American College of Cardiology Award for Cardiac Care
Posted on Jul 26, 2017
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
St. Luke’s is excited to announce it is the recipient of the American
College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry Platinum Performance
Achievement Award for 2017. St. Luke’s is one of less than 200 hospitals
nationwide to receive the honor.
“St. Luke’s is very proud of this achievement. The award reflects
the commitment and success of staff in implementing a higher standard
of care for heart attack patients,” St. Luke’s Cardiovascular
Services Coordinator Stan Sadenwasser said. “It signifies that St.
Luke’s has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients
to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology.”
To receive the ACTION Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award,
St. Luke’s consistently followed the treatment guidelines in the
ACTION Registry for eight consecutive quarters. Guidelines include administering
aspirin upon arrival and discharge, timely restoration of blood flow to
the blocked artery, smoking cessation counseling, and cardiac rehabilitation.
The hospital also met a performance standard of 90 percent for specific
performance measures. Full participation in the registry engages hospitals
in a robust quality improvement process. It uses data to drive improvements
in adherence to guideline recommendations and overall quality of care
provided to heart attack patients.
The American College of Cardiology is a 52,000-member medical society that
is the professional home for the entire cardiovascular care team. The
mission of the College is to transform cardiovascular care and to improve
heart health. The ACC leads in the formation of health policy, standards
and guidelines.
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